Head of Cybersecurity Jobs in London

Head of Cybersecurity
England > London

The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in London is £95,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 492 626 862
Rank change year-on-year +134 +236 -275
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity 17 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.072% 0.025% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.026% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 6
10th Percentile - £95,000 £86,375
25th Percentile £82,500 £102,500 £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £105,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -19.23%
75th Percentile £107,500 £107,500 £115,000
90th Percentile £111,000 £109,750 £120,000
England median annual salary £95,000 £105,000 £93,750
% change year-on-year -9.52% +12.00% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 22,169 34,255 62,848
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.07% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,697 25,036 34,819
10th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in London.

Salary trend for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Cybersecurity in London

Head of Cybersecurity
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity within the London region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +52 1 £95,000 -9.52%
Head of Cybersecurity
England

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Head of Cybersecurity job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (47.06%) Information Security
3 6 (35.29%) CISSP
3 6 (35.29%) CISM
3 6 (35.29%) Data Protection
4 5 (29.41%) Incident Response
4 5 (29.41%) PCI DSS
4 5 (29.41%) IT Strategy
4 5 (29.41%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (29.41%) Law
5 4 (23.53%) Project Management
5 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Finance
5 4 (23.53%) Business Continuity
5 4 (23.53%) Workshop Facilitation
6 3 (17.65%) Business Strategy
6 3 (17.65%) Active Directory
6 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
7 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
7 2 (11.76%) Firewall
7 2 (11.76%) Project Planning
7 2 (11.76%) Information Security Governance
7 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 2 (11.76%) Business Case
7 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
8 1 (5.88%) Technology Strategy
8 1 (5.88%) Security Operations
8 1 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (5.88%) Value Proposition

Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) Firewall
General
1 5 (29.41%) Law
2 4 (23.53%) Finance
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (47.06%) Information Security
3 6 (35.29%) Data Protection
4 5 (29.41%) Disaster Recovery
4 5 (29.41%) Incident Response
4 5 (29.41%) IT Strategy
5 4 (23.53%) Business Continuity
5 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Project Management
5 4 (23.53%) Workshop Facilitation
6 3 (17.65%) Business Strategy
7 2 (11.76%) Business Case
7 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (11.76%) Information Security Governance
7 2 (11.76%) Project Planning
7 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 1 (5.88%) Security Operations
8 1 (5.88%) Service Delivery
8 1 (5.88%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) CISM
1 6 (35.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (29.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (17.65%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft